I checked with Richard Wise from here, and he said it would be ok for me to ask karaoke show owners here if they would like to beta test out software I've created that sets up a karaoke song book for mobile phones.

1) sure, and I don't think we'll ever end up replacing karaoke books with a phone app. This is meant to be a little extra something for karaoke and DJ shows, and so far, from using it in my own show, the stats say people are beginning to use it. But of course, there will always be people that prefer not to use a smartphone.

2) excellent point. A central site where KJs can upload to and update their songbook is where I'm headed. It eliminates the need for your own hosting, and headaches such as me trying to cater for the HUGE amount of different ftp servers out there, not to mention catering for sites hosted on subdomain services such as Tripod.

In the meantime, I'm still making good use of the feedback from beta testers, as apart from connecting to your own ftp site or eventually mine, the feel of the program is the same.

SongbookDb now has a central site where song books are hosted. In fact, the whole concept has been overhauled, and I am ready to go into phase three testing.

The program has gone through some rigorous bug testing since we last talked, plus some pretty useful features have been added (.csv file import now supported, disc ID and track numbers displayed, gig guide editor included).

GETTING STARTED - first up, the public use a 5 character code to connect to your book. Normally, song book owners are allocated a random code when they first register, but beta testers get to choose their own free personalised code (normally $49) - so if you can mail me your code choice, your show name and country, I can then forward you the registration page details. Your code can be any combination of capital letters and numbers (or all letters or all numbers).